Tennis
Sakkari: Your draw at the Madrid Open
The Madrid Open draw was made with Maria Sakkari in the same half as Zamper, Champalenka, Garcia and Goff.
Maria Sakkari may have avoided world No. 1 Iga Sfiodek, but the draw in Madrid has put her at the bottom of the table, where defending champion Innes Sambert and world No. 2 Aryna Sambalenka sit.
The path of the Greek tennis player has several pitfalls from the beginning, because after a bye from the 1st round she meets either the American Amanda Anisimova or a player from the qualifiers.
In the 3rd round she will most likely play against her very good friend Donna Vekic, while in case of qualification for the “16” the Greek tennis player will probably play against the American Cory Goff.
The defending champion Ons Zambert, who left the tournament in Stuttgart injured, is waiting in the quarter-finals. If she reaches the semifinals, Sakkari will face either Arina Sabalenka or Caroline Garcia.
At the top of the table, Sfiondek is expected to meet Elena Rybakina in a big duel in the quarterfinals, while last year’s finalist Jessica Pegula is expected to meet Daria Kasatkina in the “8”.
Possible Quarterfinals (based on ranking)
- Iga Sfiodek (Poland) – Elena Rybakina (Kazakhstan)
- Jessica Pegula (USA) – Daria Kashaktina (Russia)
- Corey Goff (USA) – Ons Zambert (Tunisia)
- Caroline Garcia (France) – Arina Sabalenka (Belarus)
SOURCE: Tennis24
Source: sport 24
